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I have entered the world of blogging! My purpose? To stay connected to friends and family and invite you into my world. A world filled with fun, tears, laughter, excitement, elation, disappointment and all the blessings of being a mother and wife.

Friday, April 10, 2009

My dear friend Heidi at Blue Eyed Blessings, tagged me to play along and share a little about myself.

8 Things I Am Looking Forward To:

1. Going to church on Easter Sunday2. My sister and her family coming for a visit in the morning3. Meeting my bestfriend's new baby boy at the end of May(she lives in New Zealand)4. Seeing Beth Moore live in Portland5. Beautiful warm weather6. Going to the gym7. All day scrapbooking8. Seeing the last Harry Potter movie

8 Things I Did Yesterday:

1. Kept Grace home from school because she said her tummy hurt2. Watched silly shows with her on Discovery Kids3. Prepared a lot of meals4. Worked on MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) stuff and attended a meeting5. Washed dishes6. Laundry7. Did school work with Grace8. Taught Jilian how to count to 3

8 Things I Wish I Could Do:

1. Stayed focus on God and my family2. Buy all new clothes 3. Lose the last "baby" wieght4. Spend more time outside5. Be more patient with my family6. Play with my children more7. Take a vacation on my own8. Go to Europe

1. Pride and Prejudice2. Harry Potter (all of them!)3. The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring4. The Pirates of the Carribean5. Like Water for Chocolate6. Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants7. How to Make an American Quilt8. Friend Green Tomotoes

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

I'm tired and ready for bed, but I wanted to share that the last two days Jilian has done the sweetest thing. It seems she got used to having "sissy" around during Spring Break because once Grace is dropped off at school, Jilian spends the day asking "where sissy?"..."where sissy?". Then when we do pick Grace up from school, Jilian is so happy to see her, says "hi sissy" and gives her a big hug and kiss. It just warms my heart to watch their relationship grow! And sad at the same time that Jilian is so big already!

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

In honor of April Fool's Day we did the day backwards, well our meals anyway! When Grace woke-up this morning I told her she gets lunch for breakfast, breakfast for lunch, dessert for dinner and dinner for dessert. She said "mom, you're fooling me!" She was surprised to see the peanut butter and jelly sandwhich and applesauce on her plate for breakfast and eggs and french toast in her lunchbox! It was fun to change things up. It gave me an excuse to bake a pie and I ate a lot less dinner after a piece of pie!

About Me

I am a Christian, wife, mother, addicted scrapbooker, idealist homemaker and a child & family therapist. I have been married to my high school sweetheart, Jeremy, for 14 years. We have two beautiful daughters, Grace twelve and Jilian six. I LOVE being a mother and wife, although, at times it can be down right frustrating, I wouldn't change it for anything. As long as I get an occasional break and some coffee, I seem to manage just fine.